Pallet.



C. A. DENNEY.

PALLET.

APPLICATION FILED MARIS, 1912.

Patented P01014, 1913.

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CHARLES A. DENNEY, or LEHIGH, IOWA, AssIGNoR or ONE-HALF To RICHARD P.

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PALLET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

v Application filed March`18, 1912. Serial No. 684,584.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES A. DENNEY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Lehigh, in the count-y ofIVebster and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Pallets, of which the following is a full, clear, andcomprehensive specication, being such as will enable others.r tol makeand use the same with absolute exactitude.

The object of my present invention, broadly speaking,- is to provide apallet which will be strong and durable in construction, easily operatedand controlled, Capable of producing a maximum of etticiency inpractice, and which can be manufactured and sold/at a comparatively lowprice.

More specifically stated, my object is to provide 'a pallet to beemployed in connection with the manufacture of clay products, such forinstance as large tile or the like, by the employment of which the tilemay be easily handled while green or otherwise, with a minimum of dangerthereto; also affording means whereby the drying of tile thereon may begreatly accelerated; and preventing the tile from becoming damaged onthe end which comes into contact with the pallet. 1H

Other objects and particular advantages of my invention will be broughtout and will be made apparent in the course of the followingspecification, and that which 1s new and which involves invention willbe correlated in the appended claims.

I am aware that heretofore, in some places, pallets have been formed bytwo cross-pieces covered with a top ofl lumber, forming a square palleton which the tile may rest,-however there are several im-V portantobjections to them: The boards swell and contract and thereby damage theend of the tile resting thereon; such palletsare exceedingly bunglesomeand require a great amountI of room. All of these` objections areovercome in my construction herein shown and described, in addition towhich there are other minor advantages which will be apparent to themechanic.

The preferred manner for carrying out my invention in a practical manneris shown in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure l is a plan viewof the surface of my pallet. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the i111- der-sideof the pallet. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, showing one edge of a pallet,showing a portion of tile as resting on the pallet. Fig. et is a centralcross section, as taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. And Fig. 5 is a centralcross section, as taken on line g/-y of Fig. 1.

Similar indices denote like parts throughout the several views of theone sheet of drawings.

In order that the construction, the operation, and the advantages of myinvention may be more fully understood and appreciated, I will now takeup ardetailed description thereof, in which I will set'forth theinvention as ybriefly and as comprehensively as -I may.

The frame of my pallet consists of a metal bar bent to describe asquare, thereby dividing it into four equal sides, A, A, A and Acorresponding with the four edges of the pallet.

Let-ters B, C, D and E'denote the four metal cross-bars, which are allidentical with each other, each having both ends thereof bent atright-angles thereto, thereby forming a foot at each end of each of saidcross-bars. The feet located on one end of each of said cross-bars aresecured to the side A, and the feet on the other end of the cross-barsare all secured to the side A', substantially as indicated in Fig. 2.The material of which the cross-bars and the sides A, A', A and A areformed is preferably all of the same slze or gage.

The angle-bars 1 and 2 are disposed across under the cross-bars and incontact therewith, the bar l being located nearer the side A and the bar2 being located nearer the side A. One end of each of the angle-bars isbent up and secured to the side A, as bv the respective bolts a. and b;and inlike i manner the other end of each of the anglebars is bent upand then secured to the side A by similar bolts, for instance a and b.The above forms a very rigid and secure frame capable of supporting acomparatively great weight.l However in practice the number ofcross-bars B, C, D and E may be increased or diminished-as desired,depending on the size of the pallet and the weight to be supportedthereby.

The frame as described is to be covered over by the top 3, which isformed of a single section of sheet metal, the edges there- :ofbeingturned down and secured to the sides A, A', A and A", substantiallyas indicated, in which position the top 3 Will f rest on all of thecross-bars B, C, D and E.

Through the center of the top 3 is formed the comparatively large roundaperture X,

to provide for which the cross-bars C and E- indicated in Figs. 1 and 3,in which position it should remain until dry, and from which it isremoved direct to the kiln. After the tile is placedon the pallet it'maybe easily moved from place to place as required, as the pallet isadapted to rest on a truck or the like. The tile and the pallet arefirst moved to the drier, the construction of the pallet is such as toaccelerate the drying process, for

the reason that the air may pass under the pallet, between theangle-bars 1- and 2, and then pass up through the aperture X, therebycausing the tile to dry upon its inside fully as rapidly as it will dryupon .the outside.

I desire that' it be fully understood thatv various changes may be madein the several details of cnstructlon from that herein shown anddescribed without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacricingany of the advantagesl thereof.

Having now fully shown and described my invention and the best means forits construction to me vknown at this time, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent. of the United Statesis- 1. palletcomprising a frame having four equal sides, four cross-bars which areidentical with each other having their ends bent at right-angles to forma foot at each end of each cross-bar, the said feet secured to twosidesof the frame, the angle-bars 1 and 2 disposed across under said`cross-bars and in cont-act therewith, the ends of said angle-bars beingsecured to two of the sides of the frame, resting on-all of saidcrossbars, and vsecured vto said frame, a top covering said frame therebeing a round lcentral aperture formed through said top, allsubs'tantially as shown and described.

2. A pallet composed entirely -of metal,

-comprising a frame formed of a single bar bent to describe a square,the end being secured together, a plurality of cross-bars extendingacross between two of the sides and secured to said bar, angle-barsdisposed across under the cross-bars and secured to lthe first namedbar, a sheet metal top covering the frame and extending down over theedges thereof, there being a large central aperture formed through saidtop, all substantially as shown and described and for the purposes setforth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name to thisspecification in the .presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. DENNEY;

Vitnesses CHAs. HESKETT, E. D. MCANAILY.

